The Hypertensive Response to Injection of Physostigmine into the Hypothalamus of the Unanesthetized rat

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Abstract
Microinjection of physostigmine (3–30 nmoles) into the posterior hypothalamic nucleus of freely-moving, unanesthetized rats elicited a dose-related hypertensive response. This effect was significantly reduced by prior central injection of hemicholinium-3. The direct acting cholinergic agonist, carbachol, also evoked an elevation of blood pressure following intrahypothalamic injection; however, this response was unaffected by prior administration of hemicholinium-3.